Attention Returns To Ooni Ogunwusi’s Remarks About Oluwo’s Stance On Isese
A viral video which was apparently taken at an event has returned attention to the seeming toxic relationship between the Ooni of Ife, Ooni Enitan Adeyeye Ogunwusi and the Oluwo of Iwo, Oba AbdulRasheed Akanbi.
Recall that there has been a difference of opinion between the Ooni and Oluwo in respect of the traditional religion (Isese).
In the video in question, the Ooni disclosed that he was chased out when he visited Oba Abdulrasheed Akanbi apparently to discuss matters that have to do with Isese.
‘When I visited Oluwo, he chased me out like a child, since that incident, I have always maintained myself going close to him. Now that you people (attendees) are imploring that I visit him again, what if he does what he likes to me?
But I have to contain his excesses as an elder, although I am a young person sitting on the throne of the elders. Oluwo, I greet you’ the prominent traditional ruler said.
In separate video, Oba AbdulRaseed Akanbi declared his aversion to Isese while asking the traditional religion worshippers to practice and do whatever they wish to do at their respective homes.
‘My work as a monarch is to stand for God and preach about Him alone while challenging those worshipping things other than Him. I don’t do Ogun or any idol festival. Although, I have previously celebrated the Egungun festival with the worshippers but I will never do that again. Except that they don’t call it idol worshipping. I don’t support their activities, that’s why their dealings don’t thrive here.
And you cannot even perform sacrifices in Iwo here. Anyone who does that will eat it. Better still, litter your house with the sacrifices. Environmental sanitation has been exercised here to curb things like that. What anyone would need to be successful is to challenge the idols and their worshippers. That alone would make you a soldier of God’ he said.
Oluwo of Iwo also added that traditional religion had ceased to exist in Iwo during the reign of Oba Memudu Ayinla Lamuye in 1800.
‘Oba Ibirinade Abioye Adekanbi (Alawusa) brought Islam in 1600. He evacuated idols and converted a place of worshipping deities to the Oluwo Central Mosque. Precisely, he birthed the first Mosque in South Western Nigeria in 1600. Later in the late 1800, another Oluwo, Oba Memudu Ayinla Lamuye (pictured above) spread Islam and converted the whole Iwo people to Islam and that’s why in Iwo, every compound has a Mosque and there is no Iwo indigene that does not have a Muslim name including recent convertees when the missionaries came.
Oba Ibirinade Adekanbi was also called Alawusa because he was hospitable. He accommodated Malians who people called Hausa then they came to settle in Iwo. Oluwo was turbaned. New Oluwo used to be enthroned with a beaded crown before 1600. After 1600, turbanning used to come first before wearing the beaded crown. Oba Muhammad Ayinla Lamuye spent 90 years on the throne. Exactly 100 years after, the reigning Oluwo, was enthroned to complete the good work of the past monarchs’ he submitted-Team@orientactualmags.com Do you have any information you wish to share with us? Do you want us to cover your event or programme? Kindly send SMS to 08059100286, 09094171980 or get in touch via orientactualmag@gmail.com. Thank you
